RE: "The Office of the Pastoral Ministry is _foundational_ in the faith and life of God’s people."

To be clear:
"Christ is our cornerstone,
On Him alone we build..." (LSB 912)
(See also Ephesians 2:19-21; 1 Peter 2:4-9.)

"So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth." 1 Cor. 3:7 ESV